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June 24, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Promoting Constitution Week

Promoting Constitution Week

Dear Editor: There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. While Independence Day is a beloved national holiday, fewer people know about Constitution Week, an annual...
Capital Letter

Capital Letter

By Sen. Lynwood Lewis While the General Assembly adjourned sine die (without a definite day to resume) in February, we returned to Richmond last week as we do every April for veto session. During this session, the Senate and the House vote on any legislative...
Much Ado About Nothing?

Northam Not a Racist

Dear Editor: Ralph Northam is not a racist. Any thoughtful review of his life’s work, his family, his careers in the military and in medicine, as well as his kindness and openness to working politically with both sides of the aisle speak volumes about his good...
Much Ado About Nothing?

Delegate’s Column Misleading

Dear Editor: It’s beyond disappointing to see Delegate Bloxom, in his last newsletter, distort the truth about late-term abortion in Virginia and denigrate physicians’ ethics, indicating that proposed legislation would have allowed the doctor performing a late-term...